| arraign |
to bring before a court of law to respond to a charge or indictment. |
| concentric |
of circles or spheres, having the same middle point. |
| disaffect |
to cause to lose affection for, loyalty to, or contentment in an idea, a person, or an organization such as a government; alienate. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
| morass |
something that hinders passage or engulfs an unwary person. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| reiterate |
to say again. |
| skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |